What the Class of 2019 Wants From Employers There are some indicators that generation-Z does approach prospective employers a bit differently. When they’re evaluating a job or company, there are several things that many want to see. Gen-Z is looking for a great culture above all. They’re savvy (разумный) enough to see beyond ping-pong tables…
When You Should and Shouldn’t Check Your Email There are situations and times that call for email checking—and other times when you should ‘X’ out of the window or app and force yourself to be head down (спокойный). Here, career experts share their best recommendations for when you should—and shouldn’t—log into your inbox. Don’t…
How to Check Email on Vacation and Still Enjoy Yourself. Tip #3: Don’t Engage Reading email is different than responding to email. As soon as you engage (взаимодействовать) in any manner, such as forward, reply, or read a message read-return receipt, people will start emailing more, assuming (предполагать) you are online. Do not encourage this.…
How to Check Email on Vacation and Still Enjoy Yourself. Tip #2: Set Boundaries While you’re Gone Check emails in the morning before anyone else is awake, do it alone, so others don’t feel overlooked (незамеченный) or as if they aren’t your first priority during your planned time off. Keep it short, for example, 15…
How to Check Email on Vacation and Still Enjoy Yourself. Tip #1: Prepare A week before you leave, let colleagues and clients know you’ll be gone, giving them time to get information from you before you leave. Let key players know how to reach you in case of a true emergency (крайняя необходимость), such as…
Language of Meetings. Tip #7: Closing At the end of the meeting, use one of these phrases to close it: It looks like we’ve covered the main items on the agenda. That will be all for today. If no one has anything else to add, then I think we’ll wrap this up. You can also…
Language of Meetings. Tip #6: Running the Meeting If you’re running the meeting, you’ll need these phrases to move the discussion to the next item on the agenda: Example: I think we’ve spent enough time on this topic. Moving on… Example: If nobody has anything else to add, let’s move on to the next item.…
Language of Meetings. Tip #5: Interrupting At times, you might want to interrupt the discussion to add a point. Here are three polite ways to do that: May I have a word? Could I just say one thing? Excuse me – sorry for interrupting, but…
Language of Meetings. Tip #4: Suggestions If you’d like to make a suggestion (предложение; совет) or recommendation, you can use these phrases. The “weaker” phrases introduce an option as a possibility. The “stronger” phrases give more emphasis (подчёркивание; акцент) to your belief that it is a good idea. Weak: We could… Why don’t you/we….? How…
Language of Meetings. Tip #3: Giving Your Opinion Now let’s learn some phrases for giving your opinion – with some detail in order to give you some flexibility (гибкость, предприимчивость) in the way you express your opinion: Strong I strongly believe that… I’m convinced that… Normal I think / believe / feel that… From…